‘Stand with us’: Indigenous Line 3 opponents seek allies to fight tar sands pipeline
“We need everyone who can to come to the frontlines in support. We need those who can’t come here in person to amplify this message through every available channel.”
Progressive Briefing for Thursday, August 2, 2018
Warren urges delay in confirmation vote for CFPB Director, new President of Mexico vows to ban fracking, Portland cracks down on fossil fuels, and more.
USDA indefinitely suspends honey bee tracking survey as states get approval to use bee-killing...
"Yet another example of the Trump administration systematically undermining federal research on food safety, farm productivity, and the public interest writ large."
States are doing what big government won’t to stop climate change, and want stimulus...
“Even if the U.S. government has decided to leave the Paris Agreement, we see in the U.S. an enormous movement in favor to climate action.”
Why Exxon Loves the Carbon Tax—and Voters Should Not
Washington state is considering putting a price on carbon emissions. This will not fix our climate problem and, in fact, will help fossil fuel companies continue to profit from it.
Climate crisis has cost Colorado billions—now it wants oil firms to pick up the...
ExxonMobil and Suncor face lawsuits in the western state but big oil’s apologists say the U.S. consumer is to blame for emissions.
Illinois lawmakers introduce energy bill with controversial coal supports
“We need to think long and hard, this legislature, about why we need to rush ahead.”
Oil execs, anxious about public support, claim halting fossil fuel production would be ‘criminal’
“As a legal matter this claim is laughable so it’s better thought of as a PR stunt.”
Did Northam’s office try to hide the Dominion executives and lobbyists sitting on his...
A closer look at the people on the transition team reveals that some have been presented in a selective way that fails to mention their various affiliations with Dominion.
Ninth gray whale in two months washes up dead in Bay Area
"If this continues at this pace through May, we would be alarmed."